Hindi edit

Etymology edit

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀤𑀕 (kidaga), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀺𑀢 (*kita) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कृत (kṛtá),[1] from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥-tó-s (done), from *kʷer- (to do, make). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (kərəta), Kamkata-viri křa. Doublet of कृत (kŕt).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɪ.jɑː/, [ki.jäː]

Verb edit

किया (kiyā) (Urdu spelling کِیا)

  1. inflection of करना (karnā):
    1. masculine singular perfective participle
    2. masculine singular perfect indicative

References edit

  1. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 36